to honor the victims. the headlines in "the new york times" today, i think to your point, "after tragedy partisanship may cool a bit." it does seem that the president and john boehner are closer to a deal. do you think this tragedy may soften the issues, not related to guns, but issues like that that may be related to this terrible tragedy, but maybe to the fiscal cliff negotiations? >> i think it could have that side benefit. i think no one wants to appear petty at this moment because the situation that you're reporting on so well is so grave and so sad. so thing that can help bring us together will -- is beneficial. and i think that the tone is definitely changing up here. i had a conversation with a republican from my state, it was a private conversation, so i won't say the name. he's an a-rated nra supporter. and he said, the president's right. we need to do something. those kind of conversations, i think, are going to become much more frequent as the days and weeks go by. >> congressman john yarmuth, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. >> thank you, chris. >> so, ruth, how